Military Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Military
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Military in contract job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Military over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 33 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Contract jobs citing Military 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 1.39% 0.50% -
As % of the General category 2.78% 1.35% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate £550 £294 -
% change year-on-year +86.84% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58.43 - -
Median hourly rate £63.14 - -
75th Percentile £67.84 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £63.14 £30.30 £45.88
% change year-on-year +108.40% -33.97% -

All General Skills
Cumbria

Military falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 72 74 78
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 50.00% 37.19% 36.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 28 62
10th Percentile £434 £200 £363
25th Percentile £468 £417 £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £627
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% -20.26% +49.29%
75th Percentile £581 £556 £725
90th Percentile £681 £749 -
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 14 6
10th Percentile £52.97 £18.13 -
25th Percentile £58.43 £22.72 £13.00
Median hourly rate £63.27 £37.84 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.19% +122.60% -65.21%
75th Percentile £67.19 £54.56 £21.00
90th Percentile £67.84 £68.97 -
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £27.13 £24.05
% change year-on-year +9.12% +12.79% +20.25%

Military
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Military relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Military job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Military
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Military.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Military

Military
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Military.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Military

Military
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Military within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Barrow-in-Furness - 2 - - 6
Military
North West

Military
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared